BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — After one half of play, the University of Massachusetts football team trails Bowling Green 14-0. Here are a few of my halftime thoughts.

Halftime notes

SAME OLD STORY: Heard this one before? After starting out strong, especially on defense, where the Minutemen held Bowling Green to no points through one and a half quarters, things started to slip away for UMass late in the half. Eventually, things started to click for the Falcons, culminating in back to back scoring drives of 91 yards (51-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Moore) and 70 yards (1-yard touchdown run by William Houston). But that's going to happen when the offense can't stay on the field to give the defense a rest.

OFFENSE STRUGGLES: So, this hasn't exactly been the prettiest game to watch. Through 30 minutes of play, UMass has three first downs, 112 total yards, six punts punts and zero points. A.J. Doyle, in particular, has struggled, completing just 3-of-13 passes for 14 yards. Tajae Sharpe also had a bad drop on what would've been a 50-plus-yard completion. Ugly, ugly, ugly.

WILSON IMPRESSES: But there has been at least one bright spot for UMass. With Jordan Broadnax, Stacey Bedell and Lorezno Woodley all battling ailments, sophomore running back Jamal Wilson got the start for the Minutemen. And he hasn't disappointed. At the half, Wilson has 106 yards on only 11 carries, including a 51-yard scamper to get UMass out from under the shadow of its own end zone. He's looked shifty and confident and not at all like a fourth-stringer.